Changing standard mode
The standard display mode can now be customised. Via the “Options” page you can now specify the minimum value below which real numbers are to be represented in exponential format.This value can be set under:Options – Environment options – Precision of float (real) numberIts default value is 3 (this can be changed up to 8).This value indicates the minimum number of decimal places, below which the number can no longer be represented by the decimal point.For example:
| Precision of float (real) number | Value of the number to be represented | Representation on the screen |
| 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 3 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 3 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| 3 | 0.0001 | 1.0E-4 |
| 3 | 0.00001 | 1.0E-5 |
| 3 | 0.000001 | 1.0E-6 |
| 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 4 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| 4 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| 4 | 0.00001 | 1.0E-5 |
| 4 | 0.000001 | 1.0E-6 |
| 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 5 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 5 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| 5 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| 5 | 0.00001 | 0.00001 |
| 5 | 0.000001 | 1.0E-6 |